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Detroit, MI vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Ottumwa spends 14.9% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Ottumwa than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottumwa had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,720$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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